Acoustic Characterization of Contrast Agents for Medical Ultrasound Imaging
Acoustic Characterization of Contrast Agents for Medical Ultrasound Imaging

Author: L. Hoff

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 9401706131

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Contrast agents for medical ultrasound imaging is a field of growing interest. A large amount of literature has been published on the medical applications of such contrast agents. However, there is no textbook giving a broad overview of the physics and acoustics of the agents. This monograph aims to fill this gap. The book is written by a physicist, from a physics point of view, and it tries to draw links from the physics and acoustics to the medical imaging methods, but medical applications are mainly included for background information. The book consists of nine chapters. The first three chapters give a broad overview of the acoustic theory for bubble-sound interaction, both linear and nonlinear. Most contrast agents are stabilized in a shell, and this shell can have a strong influence on the interaction between the bubbles and the ultrasound. The effect of the shell is given special attention, as this is not easily found in other bubble literature. The following chapters, 4, 5, 6, and 7, describe experimental and theoretical methods used to characterize the acoustic properties of the agents, and results of studies on some agents. Chapter 8 shows how the theory and the experimental results can be combined and used to model various phenomena by means of computer simulations. The main purpose of the simulations is to get insight into the mechanisms behind the described phenomena, not to get accurate predictions and values. The book is aimed at both newcomers into the field, as well as those who are more experienced but want better insight into the acoustics of the contrast bubbles.

The Principles of Thermal Sciences and Their Application to Engineering
The Principles of Thermal Sciences and Their Application to Engineering

Author: John Clifford Jones

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 9780849309212

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Energy efficiency-a top priority across the range of engineering disciplines-requires a thorough understanding and careful application of thermophysical heat transfer. Although closely related, most texts tend to treat thermodynamics and heat transfer separately. The Principles of Thermal Science and Their Application to Engineering unifies the two topics in a unique approach that offers readers a strong, practical background in thermal science. The author covers virtually the entire field in a single, easy-to-read book. Beginning with classical thermodynamics, the chapters discuss the First, Second, and Third Laws of Thermodynamics, engine cycles, and other topics. The focus then shifts to heat transfer, with a thorough examination of conduction and convection and exploring various aspects radiation heat transfer. Finally, the text offers a clear, concise introduction to statistical thermodynamics. Numerous worked examples complement the text and offer readers a glimpse into problems often encountered in practice, in areas ranging from typical heat transfer problems to simulation of energy problems, and including questions related to combustion and the environment. Ideal for both self-study and coursework, The Principles of Thermal Science and Their Application to Engineering helps build the foundation needed by engineers in all disciplines, and will prove itself particularly valuable for chemical engineers, fuel technologists, and fire scientists.

Aylward and Findlay's SI Chemical Data
Aylward and Findlay's SI Chemical Data

Author: Allan Blackman

Publisher:

Published: 2013-08-26

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 9780730302469

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A supplementary text for chemistry students in undergraduatechemistry courses, and in high school subjects specialising inchemistry ? but aimed especially at first year undergraduatestudents - SI Chemical Data 7th edition presents theproperties of key chemicals used for experiments in easy-to-usetables. The chemicals included in this edition are chosenspecifically to cover those studied in university chemistrycourses. Students and teachers alike will find this book invaluable forsolving tutorial problems and for laboratory work.

Molecular Geometry
Molecular Geometry

Author: Alison Rodger

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published: 2014-05-16

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1483106039

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Molecular Geometry discusses topics relevant to the arrangement of atoms. The book is comprised of seven chapters that tackle several areas of molecular geometry. Chapter 1 reviews the definition and determination of molecular geometry, while Chapter 2 discusses the unified view of stereochemistry and stereochemical changes. Chapter 3 covers the geometry of molecules of second row atoms, and Chapter 4 deals with the main group elements beyond the second row. The book also talks about the complexes of transition metals and f-block elements, and then covers the organometallic compounds and transition metal clusters. The last chapter tackles the consequences of small, local variations in geometry. The text will be of great use to chemists who primarily deal with the properties of molecules and atoms.

Principles of Metal Refining and Recycling
Principles of Metal Refining and Recycling

Author: Thorvald Abel Engh

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2021-10-23

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 0192539884

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Principles of Metal Refining and Recycling provides a self-contained introduction to the field of purification and recycling of metals. The scientific principles in the treatment of the various metals are the same. The importance of using a clean and properly alloyed metal is described in detail. The text covers thermodynamics, physical and transport properties, mixing, mass transfer and numerical models. It describes methods for removal of dissolved impurity elements, particles, and inclusions. It considers important aspects of the solidification process, remelting and adding of alloys. Recycling, future challenges and specific processes for each metal are discussed in detail. The book is a greatly extended update of the 1992 book Principles of Metal Refining by T. Abel Engh. It includes in particular the subjects of metal recycling, ferrous and non-ferrous metal refining, and metalloids like silicon.

Metalloprotein Active Site Assembly
Metalloprotein Active Site Assembly

Author: Michael K. Johnson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-08-14

Total Pages: 941

ISBN-13: 1119159857

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Summarizes the essential biosynthetic pathways for assembly of metal cofactor sites in functional metalloproteins Metalloprotein Active Site Assembly focuses on the processes that have evolved to orchestrate the assembly of metal cofactor sites in functional metalloproteins. It goes beyond the simple incorporation of single metal ions in a protein framework, and includes metal cluster assembly, metal-cofactor biosynthesis and insertion, and metal-based post-translational modifications of the protein environments that are necessary for function. Several examples of each of these areas have now been identified and studied; the current volume provides the current state-of-the-art understanding of the processes involved. An excellent companion to the earlier book in this series Metals in Cells—which discussed both the positive and negative effects of cellular interactions with metals—this comprehensive book provides a diverse sampling of what is known about metalloprotein active site assembly processes. It covers all major biological transition metal components (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Mo), as well as the other inorganic components, metal-binding organic cofactors (e.g., heme, siroheme, cobalamin, molybdopterin), and post-translationally modified metal binding sites that make up the patchwork of evolved biological catalytic sites. The book compares and contrasts the biosynthetic assembly of active sites involving all biological metals. This has never been done before since it is a relatively new, fast-developing area of research. Metalloprotein Active Site Assembly is an ideal text for practitioners of inorganic biochemistry who are studying the biosynthetic pathways and gene clusters involved in active site assembly, and for inorganic chemists who want to apply the concepts learned to potential synthetic pathways to active site mimics.

Under the Sky We Make
Under the Sky We Make

Author: Kimberly Nicholas PhD

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-03-23

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0593328175

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** Los Angeles Times bestseller ** It's warming. It's us. We're sure. It's bad. But we can fix it. After speaking to the international public for close to fifteen years about sustainability, climate scientist Dr. Nicholas realized that concerned people were getting the wrong message about the climate crisis. Yes, companies and governments are hugely responsible for the mess we're in. But individuals CAN effect real, significant, and lasting change to solve this problem. Nicholas explores finding purpose in a warming world, combining her scientific expertise and her lived, personal experience in a way that seems fresh and deeply urgent: Agonizing over the climate costs of visiting loved ones overseas, how to find low-carbon love on Tinder, and even exploring her complicated family legacy involving supermarket turkeys. In her astonishing, bestselling book Under the Sky We Make, Nicholas does for climate science what Michael Pollan did more than a decade ago for the food on our plate: offering a hopeful, clear-eyed, and somehow also hilarious guide to effecting real change, starting in our own lives. Saving ourselves from climate apocalypse will require radical shifts within each of us, to effect real change in our society and culture. But it can be done. It requires, Dr. Nicholas argues, belief in our own agency and value, alongside a deep understanding that no one will ever hand us power--we're going to have to seize it for ourselves.

Physical Chemistry Essentials
Physical Chemistry Essentials

Author: Andreas Hofmann

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-05-17

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 3319741675

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This textbook covers the fundamentals of physical chemistry, explaining the concepts in an accessible way and guiding the readers in a step-by-step manner. The contents are broadly divided into two sections: the classical physico-chemical topics (thermodynamics, kinetics, electrochemistry, transport, and catalysis), and the fabric of matter and its interactions with radiation. Particular care has been taken in the presentation of the algebraic parts of physico-chemical concepts, so that the readers can easily follow the explanations and re-work relevant discussion and derivations with pen and paper. The book is accompanied by a rich mathematical appendix. Each chapter includes a selection of (numerical) exercises and problems, so that students can practice and apply the learned topics. An appendix with solutions allows for controlling the learning success. Carefully prepared illustrative color images make this book a great support for teaching physical chemistry to undergraduate students.This textbook mainly addresses undergraduate students in life sciences, biochemistry or engineering, offering them a comprehensive and comprehensible introduction for their studies of physical chemistry. It will also appeal to undergraduate chemistry students as an accessible introduction for their physical chemistry studies.

Excel HSC Chemistry
Excel HSC Chemistry

Author: Jim Stamell

Publisher: Pascal Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1741252997

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ISBN: 9781741252996 AUTHOR: Jim Stamell RRP: $39.95 PAGES: 428 pp. SPECIFICATION: Softcover, perfect bound, 280 mm x 210 mm STATUS: New edition PUBLICATION DATE: April 2008 The EXCEL HSC Chemistry guide is directly linked to the syllabus with every sin gle dot point of the HSC Chemistry syllabus appearing in the margin of t he book. You can write in the guide, so your study is focused and your n otes are structured. This guide comes in a brand new format that makes even better use of your study time! up-to-date covera ge of the core topics plus 3 Option topics: Industrial Chemistry, Shipwr ecks, Corrosion and Conservation and Forensic Chemistry. this g uide is organised just like the HSC syllabus, so the students learn to s ection (the theoretical part) is under routine headings and the students section (the practical part) is under headings like First-hand/Second-h and Investigations and Problem Solving - %this way you will be ab le to see at a glance what the theoretical and practical work is! all main headings in each chapter (1. 1, 2. 1, etc. ) are directly fr om the syllabus, word for word %this way you can easily match the E xcel guide to the syllabus! an alphabetical list of all th e key definitions and concepts you should know from each chapter %an ef ficient way of learning all the definitions in one go! chapter syllabus checklist with every single dot point listed in checklist form for each chapter %a fantastic way of testing that you know all the work ! hundreds of key concept questions with answers %questions th at test you recall of knowledge in each chapter. HSC-type quest ions for every section in each chapter with clock icons to tell you how much time you will have to answer the questions in the HSC %this way yo u can test yourself on HSC-type questions under HSC-type time pressure! an examiner maximiser feature, ticks to show the mark distribut ion and answers to all HSC-type questions - %all you need to answ er HSC-type questions! two sample HSC papers with an examiner m aximiser feature plus answers %not one but two up-to-date sample papers ! the Excel syllabus summary notes: a detachable secti on at the end of the guide, where every single dot point of each chapter is summarised for you% - a comprehensive and compact summary of the wh ole course in 32 pages!